Multiple Choice
One possible solution to an incentive problem arising under unobservable actions is:
A) to pay more and make the worker efficient.
B) to be the boss and fire the inefficient worker and send a signal to others.
C) to buy the agent's right to his total output.
D) to sell the agent the right to the total production.
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